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Australia wireless operator Telstra announced today Whereis Navigator, an iPhone application powered by Garmin that is free to download for Telstra Next G subscribers with compatible iPhone 3, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 handsets. The application uses off-board Australian maps …

One widely touted solution for current U.S. economic woes is for America to produce more of the high-tech gadgets that the rest of the world craves. Yet two academic researchers have found that Apple Inc.’s iPhone — one of the …

One widely touted solution for current U.S. economic woes is for America to produce more of the high-tech gadgets that the rest of the world craves. Yet two academic researchers have found that  Apple  Inc.’s  iPhone—one of the most iconic …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.One thing you may not know is how the World Wide …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Mobile broadband has seen something of a marketing revival with the …

Walgreens has a new mobile app that lets users request medicine refills. The app, which was released for Android, BlackBerry and iOS, is an obvious step for a large pharmacy chain like Walgreen Co.The vertical of health care is wide …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.One of the most popular series of articles we wrote last year was …

Sydney, Australia – Sinusoid Pty Ltd today is pleased to announce the release of Audio Kit 1.4 for iOS. Audio Kit is a collection of four tools which are essential for those working in audio, sound and music; A real …

Interesting conclusions are being drawn based on some daily point-of-sale data that ITG Investment Research analyst Matthew Goldman apparently leaked to AllThingsD.Depending on who you ask or what you read, Verizon Wireless (VZ) could be too dependent on Android devices, …

Looking to jumpstart adoption of 3G service, China Unicom Ltd. (CHU) is expected to unveil less expensive service plans later this month, according to Dow Jones Newswire.Citing a statement from China Unicom’s parent company China United Network Communications Group Co., …

Online freelance employment site Elance came out with its end of year employment trends, noting a 98% increase in the number of jobs posted on the site by businesses seeking mobile developers this year. Not surprisingly, Elance said it expects …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this …

China Unicom has been warned about protecting customer rights after it started locking the Apple iPhone to its network, reports the Shanghai based EastDay newspaper. The warning came from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which regulates the industry …

BigNews.Biz – Dec 09,2010 – After the implementation of China Unicom New Deal, consumers have severely questioned this New Deal. The person in charge of China Unicom, in an interview yesterday, said the new policy in line with international practice …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs …

For more than a decade, Kim Jung Yeon only bought phones from Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., passing on best sellers made by non-Korean companies such as Motorola Inc.’s Razr. Her loyalty ended with Apple Inc.’s iPhone. “The …

To the surprise of few mobile network managers, the recent proliferation of advanced mobile devices is putting an increased strain on carriers’ networks, according to a report from mobile network management software provider Arieso.The study found that using usage models …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Handset and mobile operating system manufacturers are scrambling to differentiate their …

Another day, another iPhone-coming-to-Verizon Wireless rumor. It turns out the nation’s largest carrier might have already agreed to a deal similar to the one Apple Inc. first offered the carrier more than three years ago.Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu says …

Don’t throw in the towel on BlackBerry just yet. BlackBerry users ate up more mobile data than iPhone users last month, according to StatCounter.Research In Motion Ltd.’s (RIMM) BlackBerry OS grabbed 34.3% of all mobile data traffic in the United …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. We are nearing the home stretch of 2010, and while it’s been …

If there was much doubt about Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) plans for a greater share of the mobile enterprise space, it’s reinforcing quite the opposite with a spate of hires on the sales side. After doing some digging, Dow Jones found …

Apple Inc. (AAPL) has rolled out an iOS 4.2 update that finally brings the latest features in iOS to iPad users. For starters, iPad users can finally enjoy background processing, multitasking and folders.But there are two key new features — …

AUSTIN, Texas– Famigo Games won first place in Mobile Mondays’Austin AppCircus. Famigo is a social networking site designed for families around games. Parents create accounts as a family and can monitor their children’s social interactions in a safe environment, letting …